What's the best boxed diy hair dye?

I want to dye my hair a lighter color than it is now.
My hair is kind of dark though,and I find it difficult to dye it lighter sometimes.
So what do you guys recommend?

I want to do black on the bottom;;
Blonde on the top,Like almost white.I want it really blonde.
And then Black highlights on the top too.

It sounds dumb,but I saw it in a magazine,It looks neat.

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I tend to use anything by swartzkopf- I've used it for years, and it's always really good quality hair dye, and it leaves your hair really soft afterwards. Plus it doesn't reek of chemicals.

For bleaching I always use 'Frost & Glow' its a really good bleaching product.

'LIVE color XXL' from Schwarzkopf. if your going for really blonde (almost white) id get it in 'Absolute platinum'

You have to realize that you can't 'dye' hair blond. Dye adds color to existing hair color. You can put a blond color on your hair and make your hair one shade lighter and probably make it have a reddish tint. The only way you can get blond hair with dye, is if your hair is a dark blond already.

To get blond hair, you have to bleach it (Big difference). I think you should go to a stylist to have, what you want, done.
As Stephanie1987 says, though, 'Frost & Glow' is good or get bleach from Sallys (unless you need to have a license to buy there).

All hair dyes are about the same. The best is Clariol Balsom. It's $3 a box. If you have long hair, you need 2 boxes though.

Carol (recovering hairdresser)